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New aviation regulations for Turks and Caicos Islands
10-14-2006

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Turks and Caicos Islands in conjunction with Air Safety Support International has announced a new single set of civil aviation requirements. A series of seminars to brief industry on the changes has also been arranged.

The new operating rules, known as Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (OTARS), describe the standards that civil aviation must meet and will cover aviation in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the other UK Overseas Territories (OTs).

Thomas Swann, Managing Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, explained: “We will now have in place a single coherent code which has been specifically developed to cater for the aviation industry in Turks and Caicos.”

“The new requirements will have a significant effect on those who manufacture, operate or maintain aircraft registered in the Islands, on airports and air traffic services and on those who hold personnel licences or validations issued by the Turks and Caicos CAA”.

In order to ensure that the industry is aware of these changes a series of free presentations has been arranged in all the Territories as well as in the USA and Europe.